NASHVILLE – Prior to the start of free agency, there was plenty of speculation about Wan'Dale Robinson joining the Tennessee Titans.
When the negotiating period opened last week, it didn't take long for the former Giants receiver to land a deal in Tennessee.
"There were a couple of other teams in the mix, but this is where I wanted to be," Robinson said after signing with the Titans. "I felt like it was the perfect marriage, a perfect timing type thing. My favorite coach that I've had is here as the offensive coordinator, but also being close to home and being able to have my family be at all my football games, that was important.
"And, I feel like coach (Robert) Saleh is building something great, and the players that they've brought it, what (Mike Borgonzi) is building, I feel like it's going to be a great time. I'm excited. It's going to be nice."
Robinson, who is from Frankfort, Kentucky, is coming off a season when he tallied 92 catches for 1,014 yards and four touchdowns with the Giants.
In Tennessee, he's now reunited with former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, now offensive coordinator with the Titans, and many of his former teammates – tight end Daniel Bellinger, cornerback Cor'Dale Flott, center Austin Schlottmann – who also signed with the Titans.
"I just felt like this staff matched my personality, and is just everything that I am about," Robinson said. "It feels like they are all about football, and they want the best for their guys. Obviously having a relationship with Dabes is a big part, and he was just telling me about how great the people are here, not just the coaches, but the people. So, I feel like it made a lot of sense for me."
Robinson said Daboll will be great for him, and the Titans.
"He lets you play free," Robinson said of Daboll, who served four seasons as head coach of the Giants and has served eight seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator with the Browns (2009-10), Dolphins (2011), Chiefs (2012) and Bills (2018-21).
"You are not restricted just to doing it his way, a certain way. He is going to let you be creative to go out there and get open, as long as you are in your spot when you need to be there. He is going to draw up a lot of stuff and make sure we get our best matchups on our best guys."
Robinson is also looking forward to playing with quarterback Cam Ward, who contacted him immediately after he joined the team.
"Watching plenty of tape on him," Robinson said of Ward. "I love watching him throw the ball."
Robinson plans to catch it, and he's done plenty of that of late.
In 2025, the 5-foot-8, 185-pound Robinson led all wide receivers with 622 yards out of the slot. It's a total that bested Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Lions and Puka Nacua of the Rams.
The Giants selected Robinson in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Kentucky. Despite suffering a torn ACL in his rookie season, Robinson tallied 268 catches for 2,465 yards and nine touchdowns in his four seasons in New York.
In his career, Robinson has played in 54 career games, with 33 starts. He played in 16 games, with 15 starts, in 2025 with the Giants. Robinson caught 93 passes for 699 yards and three touchdowns in 2024 after tallying 60 catches for 525 yards and a touchdown in 2023.
So, what are the Titans getting in Robinson?
"I think the biggest thing is toughness, and making impact plays," Robinson said. "If it's third down, going down the field vertical, getting open on option routes. Just doing a lot of different things for an offense, being able to be that moving chess piece that can always line up in different places where defenses can't exactly know what and when I'm going to do stuff."
Robinson believes last year in New York gave him even more confidence.
"I feel like this past year was the first year I've been able to play inside and outside, more so being allowed to do that and showcase different things within the route tree and what I can do in my game," he said. "Now having that confidence, I have already done it once, and now you can go out there and get better."
Robinson's first name, Wan'Dale, by the way, is a combination of his late grandmother's name (Wanda) and his father's name (Dale).
Robinson said he wants to continue making them, and his whole family, proud.
And, as he looks ahead to what's next, Robinson said he wants to prove the Titans, and himself, right.
"Obviously they believed in me, and it is great to have that feeling of being wanted," he said. "So obviously, you want to make them proud and make them feel like they made the right decision in choosing me. And for myself, I want to show I can have success here as well and help this thing get going on the right track."
